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... Pergamon museum - it was amazing how they had reconstructed ancient cities and bought then back to life. The most impressive exhibits were the Pergamon Alter and the Ishtar Gate from Babylon. When I exited the museum I got my first rain for Europe - but never fear because I discovered Primark hahah. When I finally made it back to my hostel I realised very quickly I was in an interesting place. The dynamic of my room included - * a 19yr old American soldier stationed in Germany with ...

... We lurked at the edge of a group who had an English guide and learned a few things: the little white hut is a copy, the soldiers are fake, the wall began as barriers in the road, the control was all on the East German side, the sign 'You are now leaving/entering the American zone' is original and that there was a stand off here between Russian and American tanks. Fortunately no shots were fired. At the outdoor display it's ...

... this city. Everything about it is sleek and modern. Unlike Munich, Berlin decided to create a totally new city (at least the West side). I am beginning to wish I had more time in Berlin! Of course, it starts to rain after I get to my hostel so it ruins my planned activities and I am forced to keep it close and inside. I first make my way to a pharmacy in hopes they have better Meds. I really like how they can all speak some English here! My first sight of the day is the typical ...

... gate built in the eighteenth century as a symbol of peace. During the Cold War, when the gate was located right near the border between East and West Berlin, it became a symbol of a divided city. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Brandenburg Gate has become the symbol of a reunified Berlin. The desolate area that Pariser Platz was during the Cold War, is now completely redeveloped and has regained much of its ...

Today I got up early and took the train to Orienburg to visit the former Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp which is now a museum and memorial. Sachsenhausen was built in the summer of 1936 with prison labour from other camps. Between 1936-1945 more than 200 000 people were imprisoned in Sachenhsusen, many never leaving. After evacuation ...